Words matter. These are the best Stacy London Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Finding tricks to create flattering body shape is the key to style.
You can’t fit your clothes well and look your best if you don’t know what you’re working with.
Self-esteem doesn’t come simply from dressing well, but they are both something we can control. It’s a missed opportunity when women say they don’t have the money, figure, etc., because style is such a way to help cultivate the way women feel about themselves.
Style is the instrument you can pick back up when you want to regain some of the confidence you’ve lost.
Nothing’s too girly and nothing’s too masculine. But I do love color, and maybe that’s a little girly – especially pink.
Fit is everything. I don’t care what your body type is like: If you’re not wearing clothes that fit you, you can’t have style.
I’m not as snarky as I used to be.
Don’t get hung up on the size. If you feel bad about yourself because a 12 is what fits, take a Sharpie, and write ‘6’ on the label.
Never let a trend get in the way of creating a great outfit for yourself.
Style can change your look, certainly, but it can also change your life.
Don’t let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don’t like them.
Fashion is an industry to make money. It plays into human psychology. We want to belong, we want to be loved. I’m not trying to demonize the fashion industry – I love the fashion industry – but style is about taking the control out of the industry’s hand and having you decide what works for you.
Your closet needs to be a place of joy and celebration of who are you now – not who you were.
If you only have work clothes – the black trouser and ribbed turtleneck you got four years ago at the Gap – you’re not participating in your own style personality.
All metallics are neutrals. So it is absolutely fine to mix gold and silver; you just want it to look like it has purpose.
Less is more. I truly believe in buying a few pieces with better construction.
Style is joyful if you allow yourself to have joy.
If you deny the reality of your body or your life, you’ll never be able to dress any of it well – even the parts you love. You have to see it all to work with any of it.
Smart beauty is about looking your best and feeling your best and never overpaying for it.
A lot of women don’t realize that even a small heel helps you throw your shoulders back and keep your chest up; it really does make a difference in the way you present yourself. It changes your posture and makes you look more confident.
A lot of people have said that I’m super-snarky and mean. But honesty is the only way to get people to change. It’s very important to be constructively critical – give people alternatives and you’re giving them a new way to see themselves.
Seeing, feeling, thinking, believing – these are the stages of how we change our style on the outside and our self-image on the inside.
Texture is something we forget – it makes outfits look very expensive. You can do a monochromatic outfit, if you’re afraid of things that are more colorful and printed, and still create interest.
We all put obstacles in our own path toward personal style, myself included. If we understood why we constructed these practical and emotional obstacles, we might move beyond it to healthier, happier perceptions of ourselves and, ideally, a better sense of self-esteem.
Only buy things that make your heart sing. If I don’t love it, I won’t buy it.
Style applies to a lifestyle. It’s not about being told this is trendy, you must do it. Now people have more access than ever before.
I really do believe that my style is informed by the fact that I had such issues with my appearance at various times of my life.
I don’t argue style on the basis of tastes. If you feel like you’ve reached your personal best, don’t change.
Not one person I know isn’t concerned with their appearance. To trivialize fashion is to rob ourselves of a great tool.
Any item in your wardrobe should satisfy one of two criteria: utility and joy.
